An Arranged Marriage, Love After Marriage: Historical Romance 一纸婚约，先婚后爱，古言
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Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常
“The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the
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The General Asks Every Day: Did His Wife Fall for Him Today? 将军每日一问，夫人今天心动了吗
[From the heroine’s perspective: marriage first, love later. From the hero’s perspective: his secret crush comes true. A story of healing.] Yun Jihuan was born under a lucky star, with a distinguished family, beauty, and talent. Her family cherished her, and she had a childhood sweetheart who was also her fiancé. If all went as it should, she would live a peaceful and happy life, becoming the envy of everyone in the capital. But fate played a cruel joke on her. In a single night, her maternal fa
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- 3 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 25.9kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
- 4 The Daily Brawls of an Enemies-to-Lovers Couple 死对头夫妇互殴日常 [Bickering Couple + Rivalry for the Heroine + Marriage First, Love Later + A Touch of Coercive Romance + Adorable Baby + Sweet Romance] At fifteen, Su Tong has a crush on someone refined and gentle, as elegant as a jade tree among orchids. She glances back at him, only to discover that he likes her too. That evening, they confess their feelings and pledge themselves to each other. When she wakes up again, she finds herself five years in the future! And she's married to her sworn enemy! How could 708Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 5 The Marquis's Bright and Tender Wife, Doted on Without Bounds 夫人明媚娇软，清冷侯爷宠妻无边 After more than three years of marriage, Qiao Man finally realizes that she and her ice-cold husband are never going to be a loving couple. Since that’s the case, she won’t make herself miserable over it. Life is short, and she has her own parents and siblings to care for. There’s no need to disregard everything for a man. But to her surprise, the moment she stops paying attention to him, he comes scurrying after her all on his own. * Ning Qi is very pleased with the wife he married without ever 24.2kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
- 6 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
- 7 Spring Tide of Longing 念念春潮 [Print edition under contract] [Sweet romance and comeuppance, a seemingly gentle but calculating male lead, a fierce and adorable heroine, and intense push-and-pull between the leads] The Marquis of Wuning's daughter is to be married, but the bride hangs herself. The groom is Prince Danshuo, a handsome man who enjoys the emperor's deep trust, and the emperor himself personally arranged the marriage. In their panic, the marquis's household can only find someone to take the bride's place. Cheng 74.1kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves
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Drunk on the Begonia Blossoms of Beijing 醉京棠
"A carefree black-lotus beauty and the jealous, unhinged Prince Ning" "Both devoted only to each other + married first, fell in love later + play the pig to eat the tiger + a little pursuit-after-the-breakup drama" Yun Jingtang, the legitimate daughter of a Duke's household, has skin as fair as snow and beauty beyond compare. She is famous for being gentle and delicate, but in truth, she runs the Gold-Gathering Pavilion single-handedly, is shrewd in her dealings, and knows everything happening a
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- 9 Together with Hua Yan'er 与婳燕尔 (The print edition is now available. Search the platform for A Pair of Swallows to purchase.) [Pure historical romance, not reborn + Marriage Before Love + One-Sided Salvation + Cherishing and Doting + Emotional Push and Pull] (Completed. Original title: A Pair of Swallows) [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Untainted: Gentle, Clever Noblewoman VS Dark, Ill-Tempered Prince] A marriage decree forced Yun Hua, the fourth daughter of the Yun family, to marry the Seventh Prince, Si Heng. The imperial edict c 25.8kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
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After I Transmigrate, the Prince Dotes on Me 穿越后，王爷宠我上天
Other people who transmigrate become princesses or commandery princesses, with endless wealth and luxury. But when it is her turn, she transmigrates into the body of a corpse covered in wounds! When she wakes, rats are still gnawing at her body! Her body's original owner was schemed against by her stepmother and stepsister, and nearly lost her life. Now that she has arrived in the original owner's body, she will settle the score on her behalf! The Li residence is a den of wolves. First, she has
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- 11 Second Marriage: I Casually Picked the Nation's Richest Man 二婚随手挑到全国首富 On her wedding night, the groom never showed up. An unfamiliar man barged in and ruined everything. Her mother-in-law beat and humiliated her, her husband was cold and heartless, and the mistress mocked and flaunted her victory. In the end, she was thrown out with nothing. No one knew she had once been a top lawyer. After the divorce, she made a dazzling name for herself in the workplace, the business world, and love. For her second marriage, she casually picked the richest man in the country… 26.9kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
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The Young Lady Is Being Matched for Marriage, and the Heir Drops His Act 表姑娘议亲，世子不装了
[Marriage before love + secretly planned for a long time + mostly domestic life + no rebirth or transmigration + the second male lead grows as a person, with no groveling redemption arc] Wen Shiyuan lost both her parents at a young age and had no choice but to go to the capital to seek refuge with
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- 13 The Prince's New Bride Is Sweet and Delicate, So He Treats Her with Care 赐婚王妃娇软，王爷轻点宠 [Pure historical romance, not a rebirth story + married first, love later + sweet romance, devoted to each other] “An imperial marriage decree for the Duke of Zhenguo's household: Mu Yue?” One is the sixth prince, long since forgotten. The other is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, whose family has lost its influence. For some inexplicable reason, the emperor issued an edict pairing them in marriage. This marriage has nothing to do with whether they like each oth 562Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 14 The Whole Capital Is Shipping Me With the Rough-and-Ready Marquis 全京城都在磕我和糙汉侯爷 [Beloved Little Princess × Rough-and-Ready Wife-Doting Devotee] [Married First, Love Later + Forced Cohabitation + Slow-Burn Romance + Mutual Devotion] Shen Zhi × Xie Jingyu The most precious princess in the Great Qi Dynasty, Shen Zhi, was beautiful and spoiled, a mischievous little princess cherished by her father the emperor, her mother the empress, and her big brother the crown prince. Then an imperial marriage decree dropped like a bomb: she was to marry Xie Jingyu, the Marquis of Zhenbei, k 188Reads—Score109Shelves
- 15 The Prince’s Cherished Treasure 王府心尖宠 Sixteen years ago, because of a remark by an old Daoist, Su Niannian and her twin sister were raised apart. For sixteen years, her sister grew up with their parents and siblings, while Su Niannian was raised by their grandmother. Sixteen years later, her sister returned to the capital with their parents, only to discover that Su Niannian, left behind in the capital, had become the apple of Prince Su's household's eye. "We don't care about them! Our prince's estate is bigger and prettier than the 24.7kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
- 16 EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.8kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
- 17 Reborn and Doted On: The War God's Brilliant Physician Wife 重生娇宠，战神王爷的医品悍妃 [Super sweet, no angst + Reborn for revenge + Decisive and ruthless + Two strong leads, neither saintly] In her previous life, the Crown Prince schemed against her. On her wedding day, she went from being the legitimate princess consort of Prince Li to the Crown Prince’s secondary consort. She did everything she could to help him take the throne, only to see her entire family wiped out and die pierced by a rain of arrows. Reborn on the eve of her wedding, she won’t give the Crown Prince another 2.7kReads9.3Score452Shelves
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A Slender Waist, a Hidden Beauty 细腰藏娇
[Historical romance + marriage before love + devoted couple HE + sweet romance + children later on + both leads speak their minds] Su Luoqian was the daughter of the richest family in the Great Jin Dynasty, cherished by her parents from the day she was born. She was lively and clever, bright and openhearted. But after a natural disaster exposed the Su family’s wealth, their prominence attracted envy and greed. Surrounded by wolves, Su Luoqian gritted her teeth and accepted the emperor’s arranged
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- 19 Bringing Fortune to Her Husband and Glory to His Clan! The General's Wife Is a True Lucky Star! 旺夫！兴族！将军夫人真锦鲤！ [A dangerously unhinged, handsome and tragic general × a delicate beauty who cries at the drop of a hat; marriage first, love later + sweet romance + age gap] Cheng Yang is the Liang dynasty’s greatest general: stern, ruthless, and utterly brutal in his methods. People in court call him the “Fourth Chancellor.” Despite his outstanding military service, he is cursed with the fate of a lone star. His father and brothers are all dead, his birth mother is gravely ill, and his sister-in-law has gone 12.4kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
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Reborn and Married to My Ex-Husband’s Older Brother, I’ll Send Him to the Crematorium 重生嫁给前夫他兄长，让他火葬场
[Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back and Gets Crushed + Substitute Bride + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good + Strong Heroine] The moment Shen Qingtan opens her eyes, she is reborn on her wedding day. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhao Jue, burned her alive so she would give up her place as his wife for her half-sister. She swore that if she ever got another life, she would make them pay in blood! This time, when her bridal sedan arrives, she takes the
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- 21 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves
- 22 The Happy Life of a Sweet Young Husband 小娇夫的幸福生活 Imperial Censor Lin was famous for his integrity and unyielding sense of justice, and he had made plenty of enemies. As a result, his daughter Lin Zhiyao was unwelcome among the capital’s noblewomen. Who could have guessed that the emperor and empress would take a liking to her and arrange for her to marry Gu Yuncheng, the heir to the Prince Ding’s household? The young lord declared that he didn’t want to marry, while Lin Zhiyao didn’t mind either way. All she asked was that he remember he belon 6.5kReads9.0Score577Shelves
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On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince and I Fled Together 新婚夜：我和病娇王爷一起逃婚
Yu Jiao transmigrated. That night, dressed in her wedding gown, she hid in an alley and ran into a man in red. “Hey, what a coincidence! Are you running away from your wedding too?” “Yeah.” “I’m marrying Chu Yin. What about you?” “Hah. My name is Chu Yin.” After becoming the wife of a bewitching, sickly prince, Yu Jiao lived in constant fear. Rumor had it the Princess Consort of Yan wouldn’t survive three days. Yu Jiao turned to ask, “How long have we been married?” Chu Yin replied, “Be good, sw
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After We Wed, the Aloof Chancellor Fell for Me 成亲后，高冷丞相沦陷了
[Transmigrates into a book + sweet and satisfying + marriage before love + everyday life + devoted to one another] Du Nan transmigrated into a book, becoming Yun Shuyue, the sickly, pampered legitimate daughter of a wealthy merchant family in the capital. Three days later, she was to marry Jiang Chengyuan, the prime minister, a first-rank official at court. A perfect sacrificial supporting character! She had read more than half the story. Yun Shuyue wasn’t Jiang Chengyuan’s one true love. He mar
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Reborn, I Became the Tyrant’s Most Cherished Love 重生后，我成了乱世枭雄的心尖宠
(A Hero in Turbulent Times + Marriage First, Love Later + A Slightly Swapped Bride + A Slow-Building Romance) Fu Yang was promised a fine marriage that kept her safe and secure for more than a decade. But a year before the wedding, her hypocritical stepmother drugged her and ruined her. The engagement fell through, and she was sent away like a piece of property. With no way to save herself, she set herself ablaze and burned to ashes. Perhaps Heaven took pity on her. It had all felt like a long
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The Timid, Shy Young Princess Consort Is So Sweet and Obedient, She Deserves to Be Cherished 胆小怯生的小王妃软又乖，得宠着
[Sweet romance, happy ending, devoted one-on-one couple, protective and doting husband, cozy everyday sweetness] [Gentle, timid young princess consort VS cold, ruthless, calculating prince] Lu Shiyue, the Grand Tutor’s daughter, was gentle and timid, and on top of that, a complete coward. She had thought she could spend her whole life in peace at the Grand Tutor’s residence. But an imperial decree of marriage ordered her to wed Prince Chen, Yan Jingchen, who was rumored to be a brutal, merciless
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After a Frail Beauty Marries to Bring Good Fortune, She Becomes the Regent's Princess Consort 娇软美人冲喜后，成了摄政王妃
[Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Marriage Before Love + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Having a Baby + Growing Heroine] Jiang Yuanyi is peerlessly beautiful, soft and charming, but unfortunately, she is a lowborn concubine-born daughter. Her father dislikes her, her stepmother despises her, and her legitimate older siblings bully her. Despite her betrothal, they force her to bring good fortune to the dying heir of the Duke of Jingguo by marrying
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The Spring Breeze Blows Through Yumen Pass! 春风吹度玉门关！
[They marry at the start + married life + sweet romance + native-born leads + mutually devoted] Gentle, tolerant, and magnanimous heroine & jealous, rough-around-the-edges puppy-dog hero The sixth year of the Zhending reign, spring. The old Duchess of Dingguo knelt before the Empress Dowager, asking for a marriage match for her grandson Yun Zheng, who was guarding the northwest. The emperor honored the Yun family’s generations of loyal service. Having also heard that the Cui family’s daughters
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- 29 An Imperial Marriage Decree for a Sweet Young Wife, Who Turns Out to Be the Heir Apparent’s Longtime White Moonlight 赐婚小娇妻，竟是世子多年白月光 [Secret Crush + Alternate World + Both Pure + Sweet Romance] Lin Sitang had a childhood sweetheart and fiancé. He was as bright and pure as the moon, a noble gentleman in her eyes. But parental wishes and matchmakers' words couldn't stand against an imperial decree. The emperor wanted her to marry far away? Lin Sitang sighed. Her whole family's lives and livelihood depended on the imperial city, so she would marry. Her new husband was the Northern Liang War God, the man who had saved the nation 6kReads8.6Score590Shelves
- 30 Twelve Years After Transmigrating, I Married the Villainous Mastermind 穿到十二年后我嫁给了反派大奸臣 [Not a feel-good, sugary romance. A push-and-pull relationship, slow-burn melodrama, past and present lives, plenty of foreshadowing. Neither lead is perfect. Happy ending.] At sixteen, Lu Yanzhu was beautiful, born into a prominent family, and adored by her parents and elder brothers. The young lord of a marquis's household, who had grown up with her, naturally became her betrothed. Back then, Lu Yanzhu was the kind of girl even the princesses in the imperial palace envied. One day, she awoke 8.8kReads8.8Score839Shelves
- 31 The Delicate Beauty Marries Again: The Wild, Rugged Man Falls for Her 娇软美人二嫁：疯野糙汉沦陷 [Slow-Burn Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Sweet, Docile Beauty vs. Wild, Rugged Man + Size Difference] People are doomed when compared to other people, and goods are better off when compared to other goods. When it comes to men, though, the rule is simple: out with the old, in with the new. Each one is better than the last. Meng Yingtang’s husband’s family demoted her from wife to concubine. She refused to accept it, so they forced her out and sent her home. On the way, she accidentally fell i 7.1kReads8.9Score935Shelves
- 32 I Took My Sister's Place in the Prince's Manor, and My Disabled Husband Fell for Me 替姐姐嫁进王府，残疾夫君沦陷了 [Love after marriage + historical romance + sweet, doting love story + putting scoundrels in their place + having a baby + both leads grow together] Jiang Xintang is the third daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping’s household. She has been unrivaled in beauty since childhood, but her father doesn’t care for her and her mother doesn’t love her. They cast her off to a country estate and leave her to fend for herself. Just after she comes of age, her parents suddenly seek her out and tell her to mar 11kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
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Wasn’t This an Arranged Marriage? Why Is Lord Pei So in Love with Me? 不是联姻吗？裴大人怎么这么爱
Jiang Shiyuan spent ten years pursuing Shen Lüchu, only to receive four words on her eighteenth birthday: “You make me sick.” So Jiang Shiyuan, the girl who made Shen Lüchu sick, turned around and agreed to her family’s arranged marriage, preparing to marry into the Pei family. The Pei family was the most powerful clan in the capital, with influence that reached the heavens, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could aspire to. Fortunately, the family was full of talented men, but one grandson, Pei
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- 34 How to Grow Old with the Treacherous Official After Becoming a Cannon Fodder 穿成炮灰后如何与奸臣白头偕老 A scheming villain × A lively, theatrical heroine Love after marriage, affection growing over time, sweet romance, lighthearted Jiang Jiyue transmigrates into a novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character who shares her name. On her wedding day, the character breaks her promise, calls off the wedding, and elopes, turning the novel’s villain into a laughingstock. But the man she trusted is no good. She travels a thousand li to reach him, only for him to sell her to a brothel. She’s tor 578Reads8.1Score111Shelves
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After a Political Marriage, the Wolf King Pursues Me 和亲后，我被狼王撩
She is the Shen family’s legitimate daughter. He is a lone wolf of the grasslands. The two had nothing in common, but with the Xia dynasty in decline, marriage to a foreign land was their only way forward. She is clever and composed, with a miraculous healing touch. He is proud and aloof, yet carries the world in his heart. Alone in the barbarian lands of the grasslands, she faces one insult and hardship after another with unruffled calm. Through countless tests and struggles, they finally win e
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- 36 Wrongfully Married to a Deranged Powerbroker 错嫁疯批权臣 On the eve of her wedding night, Lu Yuan learns that the man she's supposed to marry isn't her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, but Pei Yinian, a ruthless, all-powerful court official who has made countless enemies. Her birth parents: “Pei Yinian won't live much longer anyway. If you marry him and bear his posthumous child, all the Pei family's immense wealth will belong to you.” Her fiancé: “I can't give you a title, but I can give you a child, so you can secure your position as the Pei famil 7.7kReads8.4Score930Shelves
- 37 Good Grief! I Woke Up as the Traitorous Official's Wife, Destined to Die Young 夭寿啦！一睁眼穿成奸臣早死原配 Shen Heng transmigrates into an alternate history as the secret first wife of Xie Jian, the most notorious corrupt chancellor of all time, and finds herself on the way to elope with someone. She doesn't even know where to begin complaining. This is what the Record of True Chancellors says about Xie Jian: Xie Jian, courtesy name Zixuan, was the last chancellor of the Great Cong Dynasty. Through his own efforts, he brought down the dynasty, which had stood for over six hundred years. His life: He 16.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 38 The Commander’s Plan to Win His Beloved 指挥使的掌心谋妻 [Transmigrated Special Policewoman × Cold-Faced Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander × Love After Marriage × A Battle of Wits Between Two Powerhouses] Version One: Xie Lanyin, an elite modern-day special police officer, opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated into the body of a delicate young lady from an official family who has been kidnapped by bandits. She turns the tables and disables her kidnapper with a hairpin, only to run into Zhan Shuo, the Embroidered Uniform Guard commander who ha 24kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
- 39 On Her Wedding Day, She Married the Cold-Faced Imperial Uncle by Mistake 大婚当日，上错花轿嫁给冷面皇叔 [A bold, passionate heiress × a cold-faced prince who always takes her side] In her previous life, Su Jin devoted herself to helping the crown prince ascend the throne. In the end, she was thrown into prison and stabbed to death by her own dear cousin. For the daughter of a military commander, it was a disgrace beyond words. After being reborn, the first thing she did was switch the bridal sedan chairs and climb into the one bound for Prince Yu’s residence. The crown prince is a nobody. Prince Y 3.9kReads9.0Score518Shelves
- 40 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 4.1kReads9.3Score786Shelves
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After Marrying the Cold and Distant Powerful Minister 嫁给清冷权臣之后
One mountain, two dynasties. The Xiao clan ruled the land. In a chaotic age of war, the Great Liang and Great Sui stood opposed. By a twist of fate, ten-year-old Xu Zhiyi saved a badly wounded boy, unaware that he came from a powerful family. A month spent together in their youth was enough for Xu Zhiyi to catch Xiao Jingyao’s eye. But back then, her heart and mind belonged entirely to Shen Mingchen, the childhood friend who had grown up with her. When they met again, Xiao Jingyao lost his compo
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After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命
A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati
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The Heir's Temper Burns Like Fire, and His Sweet Wife Can't Hide 世子性烈如火，娇娇夫人难以藏躲
[Pure historical romance, not reborn + fictional dynasty + marriage before love + both leads are virgins + gentle, graceful, perceptive beauty vs. cold-faced, devoted, hot-tempered lord] After her kingdom was defeated in war, she was sent to Beichen to marry, becoming a sacrifice for peace between the two nations. After the wedding, she and Yan Han, the heir of Beichen, were united in name only. As time passed, she realized he saw her only as a gift from Nandu, someone insignificant and dispensa
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You Want a Secondary Wife? I’ll Marry Your Third Uncle in a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession! 求娶平妻？十里红妆嫁你三叔！
Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Zhao, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, was deeply in love with the eldest son of the Cui family. But no one knew that the emperor had personally arranged the marriage between the Shen and Cui families. Cui Shaoqing had been engaged to Shen Zhao for ten years, yet had never cared about her. Only later did Shen Zhao understand that Cui Shaoqing favored women with pride and backbone. She had wasted all her affection and put up with every i
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Madam Crooks Her Finger to Train Her Dog, and Her Man Obediently Follows 夫人勾手训狗，爷乖乖就走
(A proud, sharp-tongued hero whose actions belie his words × a clever, beautiful heroine who knows how to tame men) By her parents’ arrangement and the matchmaker’s word, Qiao Qiao marries Xie Heng, the third son of the Xie family, whose family has been close to hers for generations. The Xie family is complicated, with many sisters-in-law to contend with. On top of that, Third Master Xie is aloof by nature and comes from a military examination background. Everyone says Qiao Qiao will be worn out
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The Emperor Can't Help but Favor Me 奈何帝王偏爱我
[A sweet, soft, obedient empress VS a cold, ruthless, scheming emperor] [Sweet HE + both leads are virgins + one-on-one + fiercely protective and doting husband + only has eyes for her] An imperial decree arrived, ordering a marriage to bring the emperor good fortune. Su Yaning had heard that His Majesty was violent and that he was poisoned and disabled. She had no intention of rushing to her death to join him in the grave, so she forced her younger cousin Su Luo, daughter of the former Grand Ge
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A Couple’s Pocket Dimension: Transmigrating as the War King’s Junior Sister 夫妻空间：穿成战王的小师妹
She’s a genius modern doctor who transmigrates and is immediately sent to the bridal sedan to take the place of a bride and bring good fortune to a battle-hardened prince who is on the verge of becoming a vegetable and is said to bring death to his wives. Rumor has it that every one of the prince’s former fiancées died in bizarre, horrible ways, and none lived long enough to make it through the wedding ceremony. The whole capital is wondering how she’ll die. But the prince is secretly delighted:
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My Wife Is Timid and Unassuming 夫人胆小木讷
Two people born to concubines were forced together for the sake of their family’s interests. One was a talented young man, the other bland and taciturn; one had genuine ability, the other only pretended to be dull; one wanted to make a name for himself, the other just wanted to play dumb…
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On Their Wedding Night, the Ugly Princess Kicks the Warlord Out of Bed 和亲当晚，丑妃把战王踹下床
After she transmigrated, Su Luotan became the eldest princess of Nanjiang. A hideous scar on her left cheek made everyone despise her. Her stepmother schemed to make her take her younger sister’s place in a political marriage, wedding her to Mo Fengchen, the God of War prince of Yan, a kingdom with a bitter feud with Nanjiang. Rumor had it that Mo Fengchen was cruel and ruthless, and hated witchcraft above all else. Everyone was certain she wouldn’t survive half a year. But Su Luotan wielded med
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Weren't You Supposed to Be an Ascetic War God? Why Are Your Eyes Red When the Princess Consort Trips? 说好的禁欲战神呢？怎么王妃摔跤你眼睛红了
Jian Yu transmigrates into a novel as the short-lived, beloved white moonlight female side character the male lead can't stop thinking about. To change her tragic fate of dying young, she uses the deceased Prince Jing as a shield, pretending to be unwaveringly devoted and willing to remain a widow for love. It was only meant to be a temporary measure, but the lie snowballed until she was granted an imperial decree of marriage. Now Princess Jing, Jian Yu takes down villains and slaps faces lef
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